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Wang Wenlong's parents are gone, and Shen Yixiu only has one father here. After the agreement, Shen Jue decided to let Shen Yixiu stay in Fujian to marry Wang Wenlong.

How could Wang Wenlong organize a wedding in this era? Fortunately, his uncle Wang Jingui came to teach him. Wang Jingui first went to ask his husband to take the birth dates of the two of them and put them together one by one according to the year, month, day and hour. There was no conflict. Then he taught Wang Wenlong to choose Jiyang matchmaker.

Wang Wenlong followed the rules at this time and took 500 taels of silver as a betrothal gift. He agreed on an auspicious date and invited Xu Xueju to be the matchmaker. He also added a listed matchmaker, Shen Jing. According to the etiquette, Xu Xueju held a banquet for Shen Ju in the mansion. After the meal is over, the date is decided, and then there is the process of the woman returning to the banquet and so on.

Shen Jue was not idle during this period. After confirming the date, he hurriedly bought gold, silver, pearls and jade jewelry, various silk and silk clothes, and lamb wine and fruits in Fuzhou. These were only return gifts and did not count as dowry, but They also made more than a dozen burdens and carried them to Wang Wenlong's house.

Then there are many chores, including gathering money for Xu Xue's matchmaker, hiring drummers, giving gifts of fruit and wine, contacting flowers and candles...

Wang Wenlong asked someone to count the good days, and Shen Jue couldn't stay in Fujian for too long, so he chose the eighth day of July as the wedding day ten days later.

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The refugees outside the city are still gathering, and the porridge shed of the "Xun Bao" is still open, but the editorial department cannot always take shifts to give porridge. At this time, it has returned to normal working conditions. Wang Wenlong came to the editorial department of "Xunbao" early in the morning, and Shen Yixiu also came over to play.

Now that the two parties have agreed on a date, Shen Jue is not so strict with his daughter. Although Shen Yixiu cannot go to Wang Wenlong's house to play anymore, he often hangs around the editorial office of "Xun Bao" to learn about his future husband-in-law's work in advance.

When the two met, Shen Yixiu blushed and saluted Wang Wenlong: "Brother Wang."

"Morning." Wang Wenlong nodded and invited her to come in with him.

"Good morning, Editor-in-Chief Wang." As soon as he entered the editorial office, he saw workers cleaning the newspaper office. He raised his head and greeted Wang Wenlong.

"Brother Chen, are you on duty today? You are quite diligent." Wang Wenlong said with a smile.

At this time, someone inside smiled at Wang Wenlong and said, "Don't say that the editor-in-chief is diligent. He forced his replacement. Otherwise, you think he has the conscience to replace him with someone else."

Wang Wenlong walked over to greet the middle-aged man again and said with a smile: "Carpenter Wu, you should be kinder to your apprentice, or you will scare him away again."

Carpenter Wu said with a smile: "Our "Xunbao" pays such a high salary, and the top and bottom are friendly to the craftsmen. He is willing to run away? If he runs away, I will go directly to his father."

Chen Er also smiled and said: "Master, don't worry, I won't run away."

Wang Wenlong took out the key and opened the door of the editor-in-chief's office. He turned around and took out two invitations and said to Chen Er and Wu Jiangtou: "I have a wedding in a few days, and I will invite you two to come."

"Of course we are going to the editor-in-chief's wedding." The two of them nodded repeatedly.

Shen Yixiu found it quite strange. The exchange between Wang Wenlong and the craftsman just now made her a little confused.

She comes from a wealthy family, and since she was a child, she has seen her family members deal with craftsmen and others without pretense. In her impression, her family's elders have never talked to craftsmen on an equal footing.

Wang Wenlong and the craftsman just exchanged pleasantries as if there was no status difference between the two parties, and they could even joke.

"Then Mr. Wu's family is powerful?" Shen Yixiu asked in a low voice after entering the room.

Wang Wenlong shook his head and said: "I haven't heard that his family has any influence. He is from Tingzhou and has good book printing skills. Although he is a bit strict with his apprentices, he is very serious about his work."

Shen Yixiu couldn't help but ask: "Do you usually talk to craftsmen like this?"

Wang Wenlong replied: "We talk like this every day, there is no difference." Shen Yixiu said: "Why do these craftsmen even dare to joke in front of you?"

"I'm not a ghost, how can I scare people so much that they don't even dare to joke?" Wang Wenlong said with a smile.

"But when I see my uncle and father dealing with craftsmen and servants, they are always bossy and unsmiling."

Wang Wenlong said: "That's because your big family has to pay attention to status, and naturally you can't mess with the rules of the family. As for our editorial department, everyone has a working relationship on weekdays. We edited the manuscript and they printed it. No one is superior to the other. Some, of course, don’t need these. In fact, they and I feel comfortable interacting with their friends. If we keep a straight face and don’t look up or down, it will be embarrassing. "

Shen Yixiu laughed when he heard this and said, "Are you saying that dad and the others are pretending?"

Wang Wenlong smiled and said, "I didn't say that." After thinking about it, he asked again, "To be honest, you feel that you are bossing around and making all the craftsmen and slaves obey and follow you, and you can't even hear a sincere word all day long, no. Tired?"

Shen Yixiu thought for a while, nodded and said, "I never thought about it that way before, but now I think about it."

The more Shen Yixiu thought about it, the more it made sense. In the past, due to his tutoring at home, he had to pretend to be dignified in front of his servants, but in fact, Shen Yixiu had just entered adolescence. How could he be comprehensive at such a young age? Sometimes he was a little ugly. The servants dare not say anything on the surface, but secretly make fun of them behind their backs. The master and the servants always have to be on guard against each other.

There are not many servants in Wang Wenlong's family, and the servants he hires are not so-called family children. They have dignity with each other. Although they cannot beat and scold them at will, Shen Yixiu does not have such a tormenting hobby. In fact, thinking about this kind of healthy relationship, it is still It's more relaxed, and you don't need to guard against the plots and intrigues of your servants all day long.

Shen Yixiu suddenly felt that marrying into Wang Wenlong's family was quite interesting. Wang Wenlong's family didn't have so many rules, and she should be very comfortable in the future.

After working in the editorial department all morning, when he returned home in the afternoon, Wang Wenlong encountered Yang Tiansheng coming to his door.

Seeing Yang Tiansheng holding a greeting card in his hand, Wang Wenlong directly invited him to the study to talk.

Yang Tiansheng first said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Jianyang is going to marry the Shen family of Suzhou. Then he will invite me to your house for a drink."

When the two were talking, Li Guoxian was pouring tea aside. Seeing that her face looked a little disappointed, Wang Wenlong quickly said to Li Guoxian: "Guoxian, you go and do your work first. Yang Haizhu and I have something to talk about."

"Well, I'll go take a look in the kitchen." Li Guoxian nodded to Yang Tiansheng, then closed the door and went out.

After Li Guoxian left, Wang Wenlong said: "The invitations have been written, but I haven't had time to send them yet."

"Thank you very much. I will definitely give you a big gift when the time comes."

Wang Wenlong asked: "How is the contact situation with Master Yang when he returns? How many immigrants can several sea masters accept?"

"Gong Jianyang really cares about the suffering of the people," Yang Tiansheng said, "but this immigration matter cannot be accomplished overnight. It requires not only contacting sea ships, but also organizing goods, banks, and cattle, not to mention recruiting people in the countryside. Refugees must be carefully separated to avoid getting cunning people on board."

Wang Wenlong nodded and said: "These yamen will do their best to help. The chiefs of Baozhengjia in Zhangquan and Zhangzhou have been notified to make a list of local refugees and try to select young and strong people with clean wealth. As for organizing cattle farming, they have also been organized." arrange."

"Fujian government agencies have organized many immigrants to western Fujian and central Fujian, and they also have relevant experience. If you can't afford it yourself, each government office has relevant officials who can help. Not only the chief envoy Si Yamen, but also the ones who appease the refugees are now Fujian is a top priority. If something goes wrong, everyone will suffer. As long as you say something, other yamen will definitely be willing to help. If you need it, I can contact you."

Yang Tiansheng smiled and said: "There is no need to be so anxious." After thinking for a while, he said: "Several sea owners still have some doubts about helping immigrants."

(End of this chapter)